New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25
BLACKS CONTEMPTIBLE WAYS.


TRYING TO TAKE CREDIT FOR THE WORK OF AN
OTHER - HIS GENEROSITY TO YERMILLoN
COUNTY, ,
WAsUIsGToy Dec "a (SpecidD. OF Geher"
p,ack's indiscrcct boometeers published In weekly
paper hero statement to tho effect that upon MS
return from his recent prolonged elcctioheerne 'oui
upon the Pacific slope he called his chiefs Oh dVSh
TO his room and complained that during MS ap'on'o
tbey had not turned In the usual number OF original
claims for pensions, and informed them that they must
do better hereafter, and "a must make IL up NOW
such a publication IS apt to convey 10 an artIcsS
public the Idea that tho Commissioner runs MS ONCE
hut every welnformed person knows that Black IS
s,ncularly innocent Of any knowledge OF tho PENSION
ogcc and the publication referred to IS a contempt
fbIe attempt to rob Colonel william f. MCLEAN, d
capable and decent official, OF the credit which ne
deserves for his manly efforts to rum things properly
&c we'll AZ to make tho soldier voters believe that
Rlack Is tho sole and only dispenser vi pensions 'hc
fact IS that many OF Blacks ways sufficiently account
for the smaller number of original cases submitted
t,r nensIon Clerks are still engaged In work occa
stoned by his cruel 100 day circular ana Inc %
held ND during election by his order, rom 'o ouIu
Of which he away TO taiiiornia, Leaving Colohei
Mclean to bear the brunt Of 1t, Is stu going on Ut
until "A l'CsM ualc IL, -,
-, ssIbIy however. Black has heard during his alb
scnce OF hitherto undiscovered cnsoner w a ~
VILE his Illinois home or VernllIon COUNTY. "holh no
had not yet PEI s,9I ca ncncrosty 70 hts own con
e,Iturnts and hastcnS to mako an cnnS no IchsIo"
4 ec. rcnort for 5S6 shows total nunlhcr Vi Dcu
einncrs in Vcrmlllion County Illinois. OF COL Iccely
Ing an amount Of Sj7G2. while the rerort Tor lEoa
inst ont shows G67 pensioners receiving no. y"
'Tbus IN professional soldier and pension grdDuer
fonnd only siAty-six soldiers to pension during thc
year, but during this one year he nearly luanru Po
Ia amount OF pensions paid out In his native county
SECURING HOME FOR MRS HANCOCK.
w,snIxGrov. Dec. p (SpecinN The committee wh'ch
ba, charge Of the uad to purchase house for the Widow
of General Hancock expects that tho amount necessary
will be subscribed Immediately II Is said that $lo'oOo
ha. been subscribed In various amousts by the lchds
of the General and tho csmBittee hopes 10 secure the
remainder required In time to present Mrs Hancock
house that has boon selected In the course OF
tho holidays The star says.
A. prc.rut IL TIE gucst OF captain nSen'
tho Engineer Comm er OF mo wv
,tct CaptAiu or in relative 81 tho General NJ NAT
r-, having Marie tho ian inter OF Mr. JoAh Ahc"cN
VIC I. a brother ~ General " y Hancock. lho mouse
wcn las been sel~rtcl Nrs Hancock - orr o. iow
recently .re,s T. Il. between INciileih ana iw-r'
r..f Nofsh1r- winch has been named Hsnroo< or
re IL Is "a" prop-fty or ar. 49, H. W.rier rho com
t.r matter "a char.r IL compo9al OF ~ nh
cr kinsrt Or WV G,neca John - PARK H'nea Hor,io
a. Vrrif I'D. a. Walker. Haio II 'rsTforl 9 neral j.
T. ort am. I.rprr.-ntttiv~ WhcNlrr. OF ltbtnt u II
warner Ur - sutton Or J1ns' G. N'iltns t"pr son
INV. scot Senator NrPherson u Now jersey Benjamin
h. Br4f'0 Td aud :. y. Niles
Mr. Csrcornn WHO Is always foremost IN cool wor.s
has approved Of tle movement BY a very liberal SUB
,rtipilon The committee think, that $4,000 VIII De
..lt,. f.nf 10 afcomulsl object.